tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post115592095710027102..comments2016-12-04T11:46:29.270-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Tobacco Harvest UnderwayGenevieve Netzhttps://plus.google.com/108863629074987051891noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-1156007519066565722006-08-19T12:11:00.000-05:002006-08-19T12:11:00.000-05:00The Mennonite buggies are a source of controversy...The Mennonite buggies are a source of controversy around here because the narrow steel rims of the wheels cut into sun-heated asphalt roads. Likewise, metal horseshoes beat up the road surfaces.<BR/><BR/> The Mennonites don't pay road tax because their vehicles don't have to be licensed. There's always talk about changing that law, and recently the local Mennonite community volunteered to make an annual road donation if buggy-licensing could be avoided. The county's attorney says it wouldn't be legal to accept it, though.<BR/><BR/> If they would use rubber wheels, much of the road damage could be avoided, but they have religious reasons for not doing so. The underlying principle is this -- when it's too easy go to town for every little need, the bonds within the church and Mennonite community are weakened and eventually broken forever.Genevievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-1155923166518485212006-08-18T12:46:00.000-05:002006-08-18T12:46:00.000-05:00Enjoyed the slice of life today. Also the photo of...Enjoyed the slice of life today. Also the photo of the rue royale.<BR/>And very much the Mennonite buggy.<BR/>Irish smiles, Jamesheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046780911887495227noreply@blogger.com